Detachable metal button



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W. F. KAYNOR DETACHABLE METAL BUTTON Filed Feb. 2o, 1.926.

INVENTOR Mzfl'ezz E K a 1911011 Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

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WARREN F. KAYN'OR,v 0F WATEBBURY, CONNECTICT, .ASSIGNOR T0 WATERBURY BUTTON COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION F CONNECT- ICUT.

' 'DETAGHABLE METAL BUTTON.

Application med February 20, 1926. Serial No. 89,62?.

This invention relates to detachable buttons for suits and uniforms, and more p articularly to a hollow metal button, having a erforated top shell through which an underlying colored surface will be vlsible.

One object of this invention 1s to provide a hollow button of the above nature 1n which the colored surface is provided b a disc formed from material which matc es that of thesuit or uniform upon which the button is worn.

A further object is to provlde a hollow button of the above nature which is adapted to be detachably mounted on one of the 16 common solid buttons sewed to the garment.

A further object is to provide a detachable hollow button of the above nature which may be readily disassembled to permit the disc to be changed.

of the above nature which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, ornamental 1n appearance, and very efficient and durable in use.

26 With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawings, one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practlce.

- Fig. 1 represents a front view of the hol- Vlow metal button.

Fi 2 is a side sectional view of the same, showing the button detachably mounted on a common coat button sewed to a garment.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the hollow button as it appears when the locking slide is in locked position.

Fig. 4 is a simile)` View of the hollow button with the locking slide in unlocked position preparatory to detachment.

' Referrmg now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding partsthroughout the several views, the numeral 10 indicates a hollow shell havin a top portion 11, in which any suitable deslgn is formed, certain portions of said desi being provided with perforations 12. T e shell also has a downwardly extending cylindrical rim portion 13 terminatin in a bottom inwardly-bent flange 14 which l is adapted to enclose and en age a back member 15 and a button locklng slide 18. The back member 15 is provided with an arcuate or segmental section 16, said section having a rim 17 which is adapted to non-rotatably 4of the shell member 10.

A further object is to provide a button.

engage the inner side ofl the rima portion V13 The locking slide 18 issegmental in shape and is mounted to move under the back l member 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The

locking slide also has a rim 19 which is slidable in the rim 17. A finger-engaging lug 20 1s provided near one end of the lockmg slide 18 for facilitating the manipulation thereof.

In order to cause the metal button to blend with the material of a garment 21 on which the button is worn, a disc 22 of cloth or other suitable material, which matches the color of said garment, is located beneath the top portion 11 of the hollow shell 10, and said disc 22 is visible through the perforations 12.

The hollow button is adapted to be detachably mounted upon a common solid button 23 of bone, ivory, rubber, or composition secured to the garment 21 in any suitable manner as by threads 24.

In use, the common solid button 23 occupies most of the space'in the interior of the hollow metal button and serves to support the cloth disc 22 and press it'against the top portion 11 of the shell member 10. Whenever itis desired to change the disc 22,v as when the button is to be used upon a different` garment, it will only b e necessary to force the locking slide 18 to the right, from the position shown in Fi 3 to that shown in Fig. 4. The hollow utton may then be easily lifted off from the common sewed-on solid button 22. This will permit the original cloth disc 22 to be removed and a new disc matching the new garment to be substituted. The metal button may then be again slipped over the coat button, after which the locking slide 18 will be moved back to the left, from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 3.

It will be understood that while the pres'- ent button is especially adapted for use on suits and uniforms, 1t may also be used equally well on fancy dress clothing or other garments within the spirit of the invention.

One advantage of the present invention lies in the fact that one set of hollow buttons are adaptable for use uponany number of suits or uniforms of various colors. -In changing the button from 'one garment to another, it will be understood that it is only necessa to substitute new discs which will match-t e colorof the new garment.

' A further adv'anta e isthat thejuse of a colored disc underlylng the perforated de-l f the garment.

While there has been' 4disclosed in this s ecifcation 4one form in 'which' the invention may be embodied, itis to be understood that this form' is shown .for the purpose of' not to belimited to the specific disclosure but may be modifiedand embodied in various other forms without departing from its s irit. In'short, the linvention includes all t e modifications and embodiments comino' .within the sco e of the following claims. Iavin thus fully described the invention,

what is c aimed as new, andl for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is z' I 1. In a hollow button,ashe11 member hav- `inglrforations in its top surface, a discy visib e through said perforations, said disc having a color matchlngithe garment upon l hollow which the button is to be worn, said button beingfopen in its bottom and adapted to be detacha button sewed to said garment, sald common button lying in contact with said disc and holdin 1t against the .perforated top of said gbut-ton. L l .I l

ly mounted! on a common solidv 2.1In a hollow button, a shell member hav- .ing perforationsin its top surface, apcloth dise -visible through vsaid perforations, said disc havinra color matching the garment upon which the button is to be worn, said button being o en in its bottom and adapted to be detachab y mounted on a common solid button sewed to -said garment, said common but-ton lying in contact with said ldisc and 'holding 1t against the lhollow button.

.3. In a hollow button, a shell adapted to perforated topof vvsaid v be detachabl mounted upon a common solid illustration only, and that the invention is \bl1 tton sewe to a garment, a removable disc lmatch the material of said .garment and being vvisible through the top of said shell. 4. yIn a hollow button, a shell adapted to` be detachably mounted upon a common solid button sewed to a garment,a removable-disc l' adapted to be located between the top 0f said shell andsaid solid button, and rotatable means for locking said solidbutton -in said` hollow shell, saidvdischaving a 'color t0 match the material of -said garment, the to of said shell'be'in perforated/whereby sai disc will be visib e therethrough.

' In testimon whereof, I Ahave allixed mysignature to t is specification.

L WARRE'N'F, KAYNOR. 

